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The Earth, viewed from the Orbiter Endeavour during STS-68.
Topics: What -- Earth, What -- STS-6
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The Earth, observed from the Orbiter Endeavour during STS-68.
Topics: What -- Earth, What -- STS-6
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Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-73 mission. St. Petersburg/Tampa, Florida (026-27). Sarasota, Longboat Key, Florida (028). Cape Kennedy (029-031). Caicos Bank islands (051). Earth limb with clouds at sunset (078). Views 064, 067 are overexposed.
Topics: What -- Earth, What -- Columbia, What -- STS-73, Where -- Florida
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May 23, 2011
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Earth observation views taken from orbiter Discovery during STS-85 mission.
Topics: What -- Earth, What -- STS-85
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Aug 2, 2011
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eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/19000/19499/Zambeze_AMO_2007360_lrg.jpg December 26, 2007 (3.52 MB JPG) The Zambeze (Zambezi) River in central Mozambique was still rising when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS ) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov/ Aqua satellite captured the top image on January 15, 2008. Compared to conditions on December 26, three weeks earlier, the river was kilometers wider than normal. Early rains fell over the Zambeze River...
Topics: What -- Aqua, What -- Visible Light, What -- Earth, Where -- Mozambique, Where -- Zimbabwe, Where...
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=19499
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United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The vertical tube in the center of the photo is the Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF), which will be used by researchers to study the solidification of semiconductor materials in microgravity. Scientists will be able to better understand how microgravity influences the solidification...
Topics: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=933, What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What --...
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Views of the ASTRO-2 payload backdropped by the Earth limb. The Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT), Star Tracker (S Trkr) and Spacelab igloo are in view. STS067-713-072 was selected by PAO for release to the public.
Topics: What -- Astro 2, What -- Earth, What -- Star Tracker
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May 23, 2011
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STS-88 mission specialist James Newman poses for photos on the Endeavours aft flight deck with a payload and general support computer (PGSC) (024-8). Mission specialist Sergei Krikalev poses for a photo on the aft flight deck with the Earth reflected in the overhead windows (029). Newman is photographed juggling various CD-ROMs on the aft flight deck (030-3).
Topics: Who -- Sergei Krikalev, What -- STS-88, What -- Earth
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Tropical Storm Florence is the sixth named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. Florence started as a tropical depression (area of low air pressure) north and east of the South American coast on September 3, and it grew in power and size very gradually. As of September 8, 2006, it remained a large, but unorganized tropical storm system, with a predicted track that was not likely to bring it over any major population areas. This photo-like image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution...
Topics: What -- Aqua, What -- Earth
Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=17317
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May 23, 2011
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Earth observation views taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission. Views 027-29 are very dark.
Topics: What -- Earth, What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- Columbia, What -- STS-80
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May 23, 2011
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Earth observation views taken from shuttle orbiter Discovery during STS-82 mission.
Topics: What -- Earth, What -- STS-82
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Earth observation views taken from shuttle orbiter Discovery during STS-82 mission.
Topics: What -- Earth, What -- STS-82
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Earth observation views taken from shuttle orbiter Discovery during STS-91 mission. Namib desert and coastline (045), Africa sand dunes and volcanic features (048) were selected by the crew for use in their postflight presentation.
Topics: What -- Earth, What -- STS-91
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May 20, 2011
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Various views of the Spacelab module and transfer tunnel in the STS-65 orbiter Columbia's payload bay with the Earth in the background.
Topics: What -- STS-65, What -- Earth
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Sep 30, 2009
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Sam Durrance talks to students in a classroom at Oscar Patterson Elementary Magnet School in Panama City, Fla. Durrance joined Center Director Jim Kennedy, who is visiting Florida and Georgia NASA Explorer Schools to share America?s new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Kennedy is talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASA?s stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space...
Topics: What -- Explorer, What -- Destiny, What -- Earth, What -- Moon, What -- Mars, Where -- Kennedy...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=22403
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Oct 1, 2009
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Workers at Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, watch as fairing moves into position around the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) spacecraft. MAP is scheduled for launch on June 30 aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket. The launch will place MAP into a lunar-assisted trajectory to the Sun-Earth for a 27-month mission. The probe will measure small fluctuations in the temperature of the cosmic microwave background radiation to an accuracy of one millionth...
Topics: What -- Sun, What -- Earth, What -- Moon, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=7963
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers check the mating of the Genesis spacecraft with the upper stage of the Delta rocket. Genesis is 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) long and 6.6 feet (2 meters) wide, with a wingspan of solar array 26 feet (7.9 meters) tip to tip. Genesis will be on a robotic NASA space mission to catch a wisp of the raw material of the Sun and return it to Earth with a spectacular mid-air helicopter capture. The sample return capsule is 4.9...
Topics: What -- Genesis, What -- Sun, What -- Earth, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=8064
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Expedition Three crew poses for a photo on Launch Pad 39A. From left are cosmonaut Vladimir Nikolaevich Dezhurov, Commander Frank Culbertson and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. The STS-105 and Expedition Three crews are at Kennedy Space Center participating in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a dress rehearsal for launch. The activities include emergency egress training, a simulated launch countdown and familiarization with the payload. Mission STS-105 will...
Topics: Who -- Frank Culbertson, Who -- Mikhail Tyurin, What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-105,...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=8117
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-105 and Expedition Three crews pose on the Fixed Service Structure at Launch Pad 39A. From left are cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester, Commander Scott Horowitz, Pilot Rick Sturckow, Mission Specialist Daniel Barry, ISS Commander Frank Culbertson and cosmonaut Vladimir Nikolaevich Dezhurov. Both crews are at Kennedy Space Center participating in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a dress rehearsal for launch. The activities...
Topics: Who -- Mikhail Tyurin, Who -- Patrick Forrester, Who -- Scott Horowitz, Who -- Daniel Barry, Who --...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=8120
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the tower at Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the canister is lifted from around the Genesis spacecraft. Genesis will be on a robotic NASA space mission to catch a wisp of the raw material of the Sun and return it to Earth with a spectacular mid-air helicopter capture. The sample return capsule is 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) in diameter and 52 inches (1.31 meters) tall. The mission?s goal is to collect and return to Earth just 10 to 20 micrograms...
Topics: What -- Genesis, What -- Sun, What -- Earth, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=8106
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The payload canister is lifted up the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A. At right is Space Shuttle Discovery. Inside the canister are the primary payloads on mission STS-105, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo and the Integrated Cargo Carrier. The ICC holds several smaller payloads, the Early Ammonia Servicer and two experiment containers. The Early Ammonia Servicer consists of two nitrogen tanks that provide compressed gaseous nitrogen to...
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- Discovery, What -- STS-105, What -- International Space...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=8154
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-105 Commander Scott Horowitz arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet to make final preparations for launch. On mission STS-105, Discovery will be transporting the Expedition Three crew and several payloads and scientific experiments to the International Space Station. The Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) tank, which will support the thermal control subsystems until a permanent system is activated, will be attached to the Station during two spacewalks. The three-member...
Topics: Who -- Scott Horowitz, What -- STS-105, What -- Discovery, What -- International Space Station...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=8171
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Expedition Three crew member Vladimir Dezhurov waves as he is helped with his launch and entry suit before he enters Space Shuttle Discovery for launch. Helping him are (left) NASA Astronaut Support Personnel John Herrington and (right) USA Mechanical Technician Al Schmidt. The payload on the STS-105 mission to the International Space Station includes the third flight of the Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, delivering additional scientific...
Topics: Who -- John Herrington, What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- Discovery, What -- STS-105, What --...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=8238
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- During pre-launch preparations, STS-105 Commander Scott Horowitz smiles in anticipation of liftoff. On the mission, Discovery will be transporting the Expedition Three crew and several scientific experiments and payloads to the ISS, including the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) tank. The EAS, which will support the thermal control subsystems until a permanent system is activated, will be attached to the Station during two spacewalks. The three-member Expedition Two...
Topics: Who -- Scott Horowitz, What -- STS-105, What -- Discovery, What -- Earth, Where -- Kennedy Space...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=8196
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KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska -- At the Launch Service Structure, Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), the fairing is lowered over the Kodiak Star spacecraft in preparation for launch. The first orbital launch to take place from KLC, Kodiak Star is scheduled to lift off on a Lockheed Martin Athena I launch vehicle on Sept. 17 during a two-hour window that extends from 5 p.m. ADT. The payloads aboard include the Starshine 3, sponsored by NASA, and the PICOSat, PCSat and Sapphire, sponsored by the Department of...
Topics: What -- Starshine 3, What -- PicoSat, What -- PCSAT, What -- Sapphire, What -- Earth, What --...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=8260
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After their arrival at KSC, STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson and Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla head to crew quarters. They and the rest of the crew are at KSC to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and...
Topics: Who -- Kalpana Chawla, What -- STS-107, What -- Earth, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=17809
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Mission Specialist Laurel Clark (in yellow cap) is instructed on the operation of an M113 armored personnel carrier during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, a standard part of launch preparations. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2...
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-107, What -- Earth, What -- Columbia, Where -- Kennedy...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=17817
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew practice emergency egress from the launch pad during a simulated launch countdown, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. .
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-107, What -- Earth, What -- Columbia, Where -- Kennedy...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=17883
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the emergency egress landing site on Launch Pad 39A, the STS-107 crew listens to instructions. Standing from left are Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Pilot William "Willie" McCool, Mission Specialists Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon and Kalpana Chawla, Commander Rick Husband and Mission Specialist David Brown. Ramon is the first Israeli astronaut. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities at the pad, which also include a...
Topics: Who -- Ilan Ramon, Who -- Kalpana Chawla, What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-107, What --...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=17872
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., help guide the interstage of the Delta II rocket toward the first stage. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home...
Topics: What -- ICESat, What -- Earth, What -- Altimeter, What -- Polar, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=17966
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The interstage of the Delta II rocket is lifted up the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The interstage will eventually house the second stage and will be mated with the first stage. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global...
Topics: What -- ICESat, What -- Earth, What -- Altimeter, What -- Polar, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=17963
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Pilot William "Willie" McCool shows his pleasure at suiting up for launch. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. The payload on Space Shuttle Columbia includes FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM),...
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-107, What -- Earth, What -- Columbia, What -- FAST,...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=18066
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Shuttle Program Manager Ron Dittemore (third from left) and Ralph Roe (fourth from left), with the Orbiter Work Group, JSC, examine a piece of debris from Columbia. A Columbia Restoration Project Team is examining pieces and attempting to reconstruct the orbiter as part of the investigation into the accident that caused the destruction of Columbia on its return to Earth from mission STS-107. To date, four shipments have arrived from Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, La.,...
Topics: What -- Columbia, What -- Earth, What -- STS-107, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Where --...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=18583
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The aeroshell for the Mars Exploration Rover-1 mission is offloaded at KSC's Multi-Payload Processing Facility. While at KSC, the rovers, aeroshells and landers will undergo a full mission simulation. All of these flight elements will then be integrated together. After spin balance testing, each spacecraft will be mated to a solid propellant upper stage booster that will propel the spacecraft out of Earth orbit. Approximately 10 days before launch they will be...
Topics: What -- Mars Exploration Rover 1, What -- Earth, What -- Mars, What -- Mars Exploration Rover...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=18597
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The STS-102 crew are instructed on the use of slidewire baskets for emergency exits from the launch pad. Listening to the instructor are, left to right, Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas and Paul Richards, Commander James Wetherbee, Mission Specialists Susan Helms, James Voss and Yury Usachev, and Pilot James Kelly. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown. STS-102 is the eighth construction flight to the...
Topics: Who -- Andrew Thomas, Who -- James Kelly, Who -- Susan Helms, Who -- Yury Usachev, What -- STS-102,...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=6928
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The media station their cameras to capture the move of the aft skirt and lower segment of the Solid Rocket Booster for the Return to Flight mission STS-114. A significant milestone in Return to Flight preparations, these first segments are moving from the Rotation Processing and Surge Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Other segments will follow for stacking. Two SRBs support the liftoff of the Space Shuttle on a launch. The twin 149-foot tall, 12-foot...
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-114, What -- Earth, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=24316
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lighting up the launch pad, a Boeing Delta II (7326) rocket propels Deep Space 1 through the morning clouds after liftoff from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, the spacecraft is designed to validate 12 new technologies for scientific space missions of the next century, including the ion propulsion engine. Propelled by the gas xenon, the engine is being flight-tested for future deep space and...
Topics: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=1824, What -- Deep Space 1, What -- ion engine,...
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The SPACEHAB Single Module is raised by crane from a transporter in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility, where it will be moved to the payload canister. It will be joined in the canister by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-01 payload before being moved to Launch Pad 39A for the STS-91 mission, scheduled to launch June 2 at around 6:04 p.m. EDT. SPACEHAB is used mainly as a large pressurized cargo container for science, logistical equipment and supplies to be exchanged between the orbiter...
Topics: Who -- Andrew Thomas, What -- Spectrometer, What -- STS-91, What -- Discovery, What -- Russian Mir...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=3028
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The media are shown parts of Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) segments in the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility. The tour was part of a day-long event that featured the movement of the first SRB segments to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking for Return to Flight mission STS-114. Two SRBs support the liftoff of the Space Shuttle on a launch. The twin 149-foot tall, 12-foot diameter SRBs provide the main propulsion system during launch to place the orbiters in...
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-114, What -- Earth, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=24325
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The media tour the Parachute Refurbishment Facility, which cleans and repairs the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) parachutes after a Space Shuttle launch. The stop was part of a day-long event that featured the movement of the first SRB segments to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking for Return to Flight mission STS-114. Two SRBs support the liftoff of the Space Shuttle on a launch. The twin 149-foot tall, 12-foot diameter SRBs provide the main propulsion system...
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-114, What -- Earth, Where -- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=24343
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) is slowly moved from the SSME Shop to the Orbiter Processing Facility where it will be installed in the orbiter Discovery for Return to Flight mission STS-114. This is the third SSME to be installed in Discovery. Overall, an SSME weighs approximately 7,000 pounds. An SSME operates at greater temperature extremes than any mechanical system in common use today. The liquid hydrogen fuel is -423 degrees Fahrenheit, the second...
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- Discovery, What -- STS-114, What -- Earth, Where -- Kennedy...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=24471
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The second Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) has been installed on the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Discovery is the vehicle designated for the Return to Flight mission STS-114. Overall, an SSME weighs approximately 7,000 pounds. An SSME operates at greater temperature extremes than any mechanical system in common use today. The liquid hydrogen fuel is -423 degrees Fahrenheit, the second coldest liquid on Earth. When the hydrogen is burned...
Topics: What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- Discovery, What -- STS-114, What -- Earth, Where -- Kennedy...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=24467
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-118 crew is welcomed back to Earth by NASA officials after completing mission STS-118. The crew members are (from front) Pilot Charlie Hobaugh, Commander Scott Kelly, and Mission Specialists Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio and Canadian astronaut Dave Williams. Williams is talking to Laurier Boisvert, president of the Canadian Space Agency. On the mission, the crew installed a new gyroscope, an external spare parts platform and another truss segment to the...
Topics: Who -- Scott Kelly, What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-118, What -- Earth, What --...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=33348
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STS-84 Commander Charles J. Precourt arrives at KSC?s Shuttle Landing Facility for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. Precourt will lead the six other crew members when they travel to Mir next month aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-84 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale will be dropped off on Mir to become a member of the Mir 23 crew, replacing U.S. astronaut Jerry M. Linenger, who will return to Earth on Atlantis after about four months on the...
Topics: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=397, Who -- Michael Foale, What -- STS-84, What...
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In the Payload Hazardous Service Facility, workers check the placement of the Stardust spacecraft's workstand in the high bay. The spacecraft will undergo installation and testing of the solar arrays, plus final installation and testing of spacecraft instruments followed by an overall spacecraft functional test. Built by Lockheed Martin Astronautics near Denver, Colo., for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and NASA, the spacecraft Stardust will use a unique medium called aerogel to capture...
Topics: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=2054, What -- Stardust, What -- Earth, Where --...
Source: 1998
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The Stardust spacecraft sits in the Payload Hazardous Service Facility waiting to undergo installation and testing of the solar arrays, plus final installation and testing of spacecraft instruments followed by an overall spacecraft functional test. At the top is the re-entry capsule. Built by Lockheed Martin Astronautics near Denver, Colo., for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and NASA, the spacecraft Stardust will use a unique medium called aerogel to capture comet particles flying off the...
Topics: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=2058, What -- Stardust, What -- Earth, Where --...
Source: 1998
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, is lifted by a crane from its canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. The lab will undergo pre-launch preparations before its launch aboard the Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-98. The laboratory comprises three cylindrical sections with two end cones. Each end-cone contains a hatch opening for entering and exiting the lab. The lab will provide a shirtsleeve environment for...
Topics: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=2108, What -- International Space Station...
Source: 1998
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Ohio Senator John Glenn, at right, enjoys a tour of the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. With Senator Glenn is Stephen Francois, director, Space Station and Shuttle Payloads, NASA. Senator Glenn arrived at KSC on Jan. 20 to tour KSC operational areas and to view the launch of STS-89. Glenn, who made history in 1962 as the first American to orbit the Earth, completing three orbits in a five-hour flight aboard Friendship 7, will fly his second space mission aboard Space...
Topics: Who -- John H. Glenn, What -- Space Shuttle Orbiter, What -- STS-89, What -- Earth, What --...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=2562
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The alpha-magnetic spectrometer (AMS-1) is lifted in KSC?s MultiPayload Processing Facility in preparation for a move to the Space Station Processing Facility via the Payload Environmental Transportation System. The STS-91 payload arrived at KSC in January and is scheduled to be flown on the 9th and final Mir docking mission, scheduled for launch in May. The objectives of the AMS-1 investigation are to search for anti-matter and dark matter in space and to study...
Topics: Who -- Charles Precourt, Who -- Dominic Gorie, Who -- Janet Kavandi, Who -- Valery Ryumin, Who --...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=2262
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STS-91 Mission Specialist Franklin Chang-Diaz, Ph.D., is learning how to operate an M-113 armored personnel carrier during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) training activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. STS-91 is scheduled to be launched on June 2 with a launch window opening around 6:10 p.m. EDT. The mission will feature the ninth Shuttle docking with the Russian...
Topics: Who -- Charles Precourt, Who -- Dominic Gorie, Who -- Janet Kavandi, Who -- Valery Ryumin, Who --...
Source: http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=2194
